Society of Women Writers and Journalists

Society of Women Writers and Journalists
Abbreviation	SWWJ
Formation	1 May 1894
Founder	J. S. Wood
Type	Learned society
Headquarters	Polegate, East Sussex
Location	United Kingdom;
President	The Baroness Benjamin OM DBE DL
Vice Presidents	Pamela Birley; Doris Corti; Valerie Dunmore; Barbara Field-Holmes; Sylvia Kent; Mary Rensten; Doreen Friend; Pamela Payne; Benita Cullingford;
Patrons	Sir Tim Rice; The Earl of Stockton; Simon Brett OBE FRSL; Lady Howard of Lympne; Freya North; Christopher Mulvey;
Affiliations	The Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society; Chawton House; The National Liberal Club; London Press Club;
Website	Official website
Formerly called	Society of Women Journalists

Society of Women Writers & Journalists (SWWJ) is a British learned society for professional women writers.

The society's aims include the "encouragement of literary achievement, the upholding of professional standards, and social contact with fellow writers and others in the field". It was founded as the Society of Women Journalists in 1894 by J. S. Wood, the editor of The Gentlewoman. Original members included Mary Frances Billington, Lady Colin Campbell, Mrs. Frank Leslie, Henrietta Stannard, Charlotte O'Conor Eccles, Marie Belloc, Madeline Greenwood, Lady Violet Grevile, and Mrs. Jack Johnson. Charlotte Humphry was the organisation's first president. Rita Shell served as vice-president.

The society began publishing a thrice yearly house magazine, Woman Journalist, in 1910. The society adopted its current name in 1954. Its title was changed to Woman Writer in 2000.

Men who are published writers can now join the society as associate members.